- Aug 8, 2016
- 26,102
- 25,170
- 2,445
It figures it'd be something like this. Not sure I'd want people who can't count in charge of things, to be honest.
''According to local media reports, some elderly residents waited more than four hours to receive the vaccine, only to be turned away.
But it appears that at least some of the people who waited patiently for the shot were cheated. After vaccinating the remaining people in the line, there were still unused doses. Claiming that they didn’t want to waste the drugs, health workers reportedly called family and friends and invited them to take one of the ‘excess’ jabs.
As a result, vaccinations continued late into the evening. After being tipped off, a local NBC affiliate arrived at the scene...''
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger insisted that there was no favoritism involved, claiming that a “miscalculation” had resulted in unused doses and that health workers simply wanted to ensure that no shot went to waste.
Continued - Tennessee health workers give Covid jab to friends after turning people away due to 'miscalculation'
''According to local media reports, some elderly residents waited more than four hours to receive the vaccine, only to be turned away.
But it appears that at least some of the people who waited patiently for the shot were cheated. After vaccinating the remaining people in the line, there were still unused doses. Claiming that they didn’t want to waste the drugs, health workers reportedly called family and friends and invited them to take one of the ‘excess’ jabs.
As a result, vaccinations continued late into the evening. After being tipped off, a local NBC affiliate arrived at the scene...''
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger insisted that there was no favoritism involved, claiming that a “miscalculation” had resulted in unused doses and that health workers simply wanted to ensure that no shot went to waste.
Continued - Tennessee health workers give Covid jab to friends after turning people away due to 'miscalculation'
